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136 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DEWAN DENNIS -- rank: 453

... voluntarily asserted some proof to create an affirmative defense, see N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) (self-defense or defense of others); State v. Williams ...

docket:	a0857-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-12-02
status:	unpublished
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137 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOY J. JEFFERSON, -- rank: 448

... it was necessary to protect herself from her attackers. See N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a); see also State v. Urbina, 221 N.J. 509 ...

docket:	a2655-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-14
status:
citation:
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138 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. DARIUS A. BLOUNT -- rank: 448

... to meet an immediate danger should the justification afforded by N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 be considered." Defendant did not ask the judge to consider ...

docket:	a0170-12
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-03-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	19571

139 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R 1:36-3 JERSEY STATE OF NEW JERSEY -- rank: 445

... s home or 'castle.'" Ibid. (alteration in original) (citation omitted). N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2) provides in pertinent part: The use of deadly ...

docket:	a0525-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
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140 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JOHN HOGAN et al. -- rank: 445

... enforcement exception to the duty to retreat set forth in N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b)(ii). The operative language of that subsection ...

docket:	A1198-00
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-01-05
status:	published
citation:	336 N.J. Super. 319
Document Size:	52599

141 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. WAYNE B. HIX -- rank: 443

... Jury Charge (Criminal) , "Justification – Self-Defense in Self-Protection ( N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)" (2011). Accordingly, before mentioning the word "slap," the court explained ...

docket:	a5034-09
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-08-12
status:	Published
citation:
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142 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. CARLOS RODRIGUEZ, a/k/a CARLOS RODRIQUEZ, CARLOS RODRIGUIZ -- rank: 440

... it was that went down in that basement apartment." Citing N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, defendant contends that this was a misstatement of the law ...

docket:	a0580-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	0000-00-00
status:	unpublished
citation:
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143 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. VINCENTE BOWMAN -- rank: 440

... himself. [ Model Jury Charges - Criminal , "Justification - Self Defense; Resisting Arrest, ( N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4)" Approved October 17, 1988.] In State v. Kelly , 97 N ...

docket:	a3420-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-04-26
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	90026

144 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SHANNAYA STHURTHERS -- rank: 440

... protect h[er]self against death or serious bodily harm." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 (2005). Finally, for present purposes, paragraph b(2)(a) of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 creates another limitation on the use of deadly force in ...

docket:	A1404-04
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2005-11-07
status:	unpublished
citation:
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145 Thisopinion shall not "constitute precedent or be binding upon any court." Although it is posted on the internet, this opinion is binding only on the parties in the case and its use in other cases is limited. R.1:36-3 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. -- rank: 438

... proposition now alleged to be error."). It is clear that N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 allows a person to use force in resisting an arrest ...

docket:	a1485-15
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-07-18
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	47157

146 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. GREGORY SMITH -- rank: 436

... 547 (App. Div.), certif. denied , 134 N.J. 480 (1993). N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a) provides that the use of force is justified "when ...

docket:	a5365-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-18
status:	unpublished
citation:
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147 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. SANTEENO D. GRANT -- rank: 433

... degree.' The applicable provision of the use of force statute, N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(a), provides in pertinent part: [T]he use of force ... Only under those limited circumstances 'should the justification afforded by N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 be considered.' State v. Harmon, 104 N.J. 189, 208 ...

docket:	a0054-16
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-02-05
status:	unpublished
citation:
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148 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. MARK H. PETHERBRIDGE -- rank: 433

... Law Division, which also found defendant guilty. 3 Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4, "the use of force upon or toward another person is ...

docket:	a3934-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-04-06
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	28287

149 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. TIEHEEN FLETCHER -- rank: 421

... necessary to protect himself against death or serious bodily harm[.]" N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2). Nor is the use of deadly force justifiable ... necessity of using such force with complete safety by retreating . . . ." N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4(b)(2)(b). Contrary to his suppression hearing testimony, defendant ...

docket:	a5720-11
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-10-21
status:	Published
citation:
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150 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JONATHAN T. MALONE -- rank: 421

... jury found defendant guilty of simple assault, in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4 "Justification-Self-defense." The judge continued by accurately reading Model ... one of the indictment, however, defendant was charged with violating N.J.S.A. 2C:3-4. The testimony could have supported a conclusion that defendant was ...

docket:	a4332-05
court:	njappellate
decided:	2007-05-11
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	21036